Collette Duffin, NCPS

Collette Duffin is a counsellor registered with NCPS and has six years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and depression. She also supports those coping with life changes and offers coaching for practical next steps.

Collette uses straightforward, practical strategies to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and habits. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred ways of working to guide sessions. Sessions focus on clear steps and small experiments to test what changes help in day-to-day life.

Her work often includes teaching simple skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy where useful. This can mean learning ways to manage strong emotions, improving communication, or practising grounding and mindfulness exercises. Collette explains techniques in plain language and helps people try them between meetings.

She pays attention to background issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, blended family concerns, caregiver stress and family of origin problems. Other areas she notes include cancer-related stress, domestic violence, divorce and separation, and codependency and commitment issues.

Collette describes therapy as collaborative and practical. She uses feedback and short-term goals to measure progress and adjusts plans as needed. People who want concrete tools and a structured approach may find this style helpful.

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